Sweet Summer Scenes of Beautiful Girlhood

Summer Choices

Hollyhocks

Strawberries

Peaches

“To be strong, and beautiful, and go round making music all the time. Yes, she could do that, and with a very earnest prayer Polly asked for the strength of an upright soul, the beauty of a tender heart, the power to make her life a sweet and stirring song, helpful while it lasted, remembered when it died.”

~ Louisa May Alcott, An Old-Fashioned Girl

Ode to Beautiful Girlhood

All paintings on this post are by a favorite artist of mine, Patti Bannister (official site).

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